Make improved patient outcomes your primary focus. Pharmacy professionals play a leading role in patient education, disease management, immunizations and community-based outreach programs. Patients face formidable challenges with their health care and medications. As the cost of health care -- and prescription drugs in particular -- continues to soar, patients have a critical need for information and advice that will lead them to the best decisions and habits for their health. Smart, Healthy Living is TPA's bold initiative to use Rxperts identity to create a strong patient-centered focus in pharmacy that will empower patients to improve their health care.
Principles of Smart, Healthy Living
For Patients/Consumers
Take personal responsibility for your health and wellbeing by taking control of your health care, medication and lifestyle decisions
Learn about all your medications from your doctor and pharmacist and make informed decisions about how you get and use them
Understand how personal decisions on diet, exercise and adherence to medication and treatment regimens affect your health and wellbeing
Build a core relationship with your pharmacist and engage with him/her and other health-care providers to ask questions and communicate critical information
For Pharmacy Professionals
Embrace the role of the pharmacist as a health-care provider
Vigorously advocate for patient rights and interests
Motivate patients to take charge of their lifestyle, health care and medications
Manage your CE as part of a Continuing Professional Development Program that advances your skills to meet growing patient needs
Offer more educational services and counseling to patients
Be an advocate and provider of immunizations
Gain expertise in specific disease management areas
